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English Dictionary: herpes zoster by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
herpes zoster
n
  1. eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia
    Synonym(s): herpes zoster, zoster, shingles
  2. a herpes virus that causes shingles
    Synonym(s): herpes zoster, herpes zoster virus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Shingles \Shin"gles\, n. [OF. cengle a girth, F. sangle, fr. L.
      cingulum a girdle, fr. cingere to gird. Cf. {Cincture},
      {Cingle}, {Surcingle}.] (Med.)
      A kind of herpes ({Herpes zoster}) which spreads half way
      around the body like a girdle, and is usually attended with
      violent neuralgic pain.
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